Fraying of his hip labrums may explain Lincecum's dropoff in performance and velocity recent years. He will try shots and rehab in an effort to pitch with the condition but may need surgery at some point.

Welcome to the Eye, where the theme for Thursday is 'Welcome back!' Jose Fernandez of the Marlins, Matt Cain of the Giants and Matt Moore of the Rays all made their season debuts. That story and more is in this edition of Eye on MLB.